He’s not a bad pick. But part of his insane value in fantasy right now is the fact that he plays 3B. My spreadsheet (fwiw) has him at 1.55 pts/pa, which at $39.50 is still not as good a value as Youkilis (1.61), Teixeira (1.58), and A-Rod (1.55), all of which cost less than he does. If you think a hot streak has tiebreaker predictive value (and it may, though that’s it), you certainly aren’t going wrong in selecting Bautista. But I don’t think he’s particularly undervalued right now.
-j